Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire At Interlochen

Sun, Aug 8, 2004
The past several months have been a very traumatic time for me with regard to Interlochen, and the past few weeks have been the most wrenching.

Words From A Recent Interlochen Camper

Sun, Aug 8, 2004
Usually, life’s painful lessons take time to learn.  But every now and then someone will come along and see past what they feel and think in the here and now and gaze into the future. Among the flood of email responses I’ve received regarding Interlochen, there was recently a note form David Letvin, a summer camp student

The “Challenges” Facing Interlochen Part 4

Sun, Aug 8, 2004
At the conclusion of Part 3 I left off with the promise of presenting a challenge system designed to maintain the benefits of the old system as well as address some of the observations and concerns expressed to me by the more than 80 Interlochen faculty members I interviewed.

The American Anthem At The Greek Olympics

Sat, Aug 8, 2004
I just watched the medal ceremony for Michael Phelps and heard the version of the Star Spangled Banner they’ve decided to use (although I freely admit that I don’t have the first idea about “who” makes this decision). And I have to say that I don’t like the version they’ve selected at all.  As a

The “Challenges” Facing Interlochen Part 3

Sat, Aug 8, 2004
To continue where I left off in Part 2, I’ll continue analyzing the rational for eliminating the challenge system as provided during my interview with Michael Albaugh, Interlochen’s Director of Music.
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